B's start fast but Caps take control
The Bruins had a good start to the game. On the very first shift, the Savard line came out and put good pressure on the Caps. After an early, acrobatic goalmouth save Jose Theodore lost his stick and the Bruins were able to sustain enough pressure in the Washington zone to make a full line change. The Bergeron line continued to force the Caps to play de...

How it all went down from the Bruins point of view…
Boston GM, Peter Chairelli, opened his press conference yesterday by announcing the bones of the trade. His first statement afterward that was, “A trade of this nature is obviously difficult. When you trade a good young player who can score goals with speed, who we drafted and helped develop, so obviously it’s a difficult thi...

Well, it is official, according to TSN and straight from the mouth of the GM himself, the Leafs have completed a trade to send a first and second round pick in 2010 and a first in 2011 for winger Phil Kessel from the Boston Bruins.
Quickly after making the trade, TSN reports that Kessel also signed a 5 year $27 million extension. Kessel will be unable to play until at least November due to a r...

…we hardly knew ya.
After three years of ups and downs with Phil Kessel, the Bruins have traded the winger to the Toronto Maple Leafs. TSN.ca reported it about an hour ago but it has been confirmed to me by the Bruins. Since being drafted as the #5 overall pick in 2006, Kessel has fought the injury bug while developing into a budding superstar goal scorer.
The bones of the deal look like...

I was living in a Boston suburb eight years ago and I just got home from my honeymoon with my wife of 10 days when the crap hit the fan. My wife is still a flight attendant for United Airlines so the story of UAL 175 with a predominantly Boston crew, hit our new home pretty hard.
With all the ceremonies we've seen today on TV, it's always about the men and women in uniform. The NYPD ...

The NHL is going to make an announcement on August 17th concerning the 2010 Winter Classic that is being held at Fenway Park. Those fans awaiting the opportunity for the chance to buy tickets will find out just how much it will cost to sit in the Monster seats and the rest of Fenway on a (hopefully) cold, clear day in January. Fans can go to nhl.com/winterclassic after noontime on Monday for th...

For the first time in years, Bruins fans are counting down to the day tickets go on sale to the general public. Well, I'm here to say I have the date. Two weeks from tomorrow, Thursday, August 20 at 10:00AM
The loss to Montreal during the 2008 playoffs combined with last year's meteoric rise to the top of the regular standings have brought season tickets sales to an all time high sinc...

Where will you be on January 1, 2010?
I hope to see you at Fenway Park for the Bruins vs. Flyers game. A quick personal note. I was fortunate to have covered over 25 Bruin home games last season. With a little luck, I'm hoping to be there for at least that many this season, especially the Winter Classic on January 1 at Fenway Park.
As Gary Bettman said today, this event ha s become the...

Quite possibly the last time he's cheered in the Province of Quebec.
After the expected boos from the Bell Centre crowd, Bruins GM, Peter Chiarelli, announced the team was taking Right Winger, Jordan Caron from the Rimouski Oceanic as their first pick of the draft.
In three seasons with the Oceanic, Caron has averaged 25 goals and 26 assists in 55 games per season.
Caron was born on Novemb...

BRUINS FORWARD DAVID KREJCI UNDERGOES SUCCESSFUL SURGERY
BOSTON – Boston Bruins General Manager Peter Chiarelli announced thatearlier today David Krejci underwent successful hip surgery. Thesurgery was performed by Dr. Bryan T. Kelly at the Hospital for SpecialSurgery in New York City, and will force Krejci to miss approximatelyfour to six months.
2008-2009 was the 23-year-old Krejci&rsqu...

Bruins G.M. Peter Chiarelli announced today that the club has signed forward David Krejci to a multi-year contract extension. Per club policy, terms of the deal will not be disclosed.
Krejci established a career high in games played, goals, assists and points this season with 22-51=73 totals in 82 games. His 51 assists ranked him second on the team behind Marc Savard, and he led the NHL with a...

With all of the momentum in the series going their way and on home ice, the Capitals decided to play their worst game of the series to date. Here is my take on games five, six, and seven.
Game Five:
Orpik was open several days ago in his displeasure of how Ovechkin plays. As game five progressed, Orpik got more and more into Ovechkin’s face. By the end of the first period, it looked ...